querent

English

Etymology 1

From Latin querens, present participle of queror (“I complain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwɚɛnt/

Noun

querent (plural querents)

1. (law, historical) A complainant; a plaintiff.

Related terms

• quarrel
• querela

Etymology 2

Old French and Anglo-Norman querant, from Latin quaerens, present participle of quaerō (“I search for, I inquire”) (English query).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwɚɛnt/

Noun

querent (plural querents)

1. (obsolete outside divination) An inquirer.
   • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 61:

     Meanwhile, the querent stood before the Altar, crowned with laurel, while powered laurel leaves were burnt as incense.

Related terms

• query
• quesited

References

• “querent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.